Matildas fever hits Perth before Olympic qualifiers
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by Justin Chadwick
5M ago
When the Matildas last played in Perth in 2018, a total of 7549 fans came out to watch them destroy Thailand 5-0. Fast forward five years, and about 100,000 fans will watch them across three games as they take the first step towards securing a berth at the 2024 Olympics. The Matildas are now a national treasure, rubber stamped by their heroics in reaching the semi-finals at this year’s World Cup. And there’s definitely not been any hangover from fans after the World Cup party ended, with Tony Gustavsson’s side to play in front of sellout crowds in Perth over the next week and a half despite t ..read more
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Record-breaking McKeown scoops the pool at World Cup
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by Ian Chadband
5M ago
Kaylee McKeown has completed an extraordinary weekend in Budapest with a third race win and the title of overall women’s World Cup champion bringing her unprecedented riches. The 22-year-old Australian swim star was again untouchable in her third backstroke triumph of the weekend on Sunday, adding the 200 metres crown to the 100m and 50m titles that she had annexed with world records over the previous two days. Such is her mastery that there was almost a frisson of disappointment that the Queenslander couldn’t make it three global marks in three straight days after her landmarks of 26.86 seco ..read more
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‘Dog attack’ sidelines women’s cricket star Alyssa Healy
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by Oliver Caffrey
5M ago
Australian women’s cricket star Alyssa Healy has undergone surgery on her hand after an incident at home described by a teammate as a “vicious dog attack”. Healy was a late withdrawal from Sydney Sixers’ WBBL match against Sydney Thunder on Sunday night, with a team statement citing a “domestic accident at home”. After the Sixers confirmed the 33-year-old went in for surgery on Sunday, her Thunder rival and Australian teammate Phoebe Litchfield later said Healy had been injured in a dog attack. Speaking to Fox after Thunder’s win over the Sixers, Litchfield said: “It sounded like a pretty vic ..read more
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Grace Harris breaks bat and WBBL records in Brisbane Heat win over Perth Scorchers
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by Adrian Warren
5M ago
Grace Harris has given the Australian women’s cricket selectors a massive reminder of her big-hitting talent, with a WBBL individual record score of 136 not out and an amazing highlight against Perth Scorchers at North Sydney Oval. Omitted from the national team for the recent T20 and ODI series against West Indies, Harris followed up an innings of 49 off 26 balls in Brisbane’s season opener with her third and highest WBBL century. In her memorable 59-ball knock, Harris hit a WBBL individual innings record of 11 sixes, scoring at a strike-rate of 230 as Heat racked up 7-229. Perth was well pl ..read more
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Aussie swimmer Kaylee McKeown scores second world record in as many days
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by Roger Franklin
5M ago
Australian swim star Kaylee McKeown has broken a second world record in the space of two days at the World Cup meet in Budapest. The 22-year-old Queenslander bettered her own 100m backstroke record on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) with a time of 57.33 seconds, shaving 0.12 off the mark that she in Adelaide before the Tokyo Olympic Games. It follows her record-breaking swim on Friday evening when she clocked 26.86 for 50m backstroke, eclipsing the previous record of 26.98 set by China’s Liu Xiang in 2018. McKeown was nearly two seconds clear of second-placed Canadian Kylie Masse in the 100m final. S ..read more
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Springboks vanquish Poms in a thriller to set up World Cup final with All Blacks
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by Roger Franklin
5M ago
South Africa have pulled off a great escape to come from nine points behind and beat England 16-15 at the death, keeping alive their title defence at the Rugby World Cup and setting up a blockbuster final against arch rivals New Zealand. One of them will win a record fourth Rugby World Cup and – after England’s agonising exit – the trophy is once again set to stay in the southern hemisphere. The Springboks trailed for the entire semi-final against England until replacement five-eighth Handre Pollard kicked a 78th-minute penalty from near halfway at Stade de France to edge them thrillingly ah ..read more
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Beckham hails England’s ‘national hero’ Charlton
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by AAP
5M ago
Fellow Manchester United and England star David Beckham has praised “national hero” Sir Bobby Charlton as tributes poured in following the 1966 World Cup winner’s death at the age of 86. Beckham came through the ranks at Manchester United having attended Bobby Charlton’s Soccer School and was given the middle name Robert as his father was such a fan of the 1968 European Cup winner. “It all began with Sir Bobby. Sir Bobby was the reason I had the opportunity to play for Manchester United,” Beckham posted on instagram on Saturday. “I will be forever grateful to a man I was named after, someone ..read more
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Dees’ Smith tested positive to drugs during AFL season
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by Shayne Hope
5M ago
Melbourne player Joel Smith has been provisionally suspended after testing positive to cocaine during the AFL home-and-away season. Smith was caught with the illicit drug in his system through an in-competition doping test. The test was conducted by Sport Integrity Australia officials following the Demons’ win over Hawthorn in round 23. The results of the test were not known until after the season had finished. “[Smith] was notified by Sport Integrity Australia last week in relation to the finding,” the AFL said on Thursday. “The AFL was made aware of the test results at the same time. “The m ..read more
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Port Adelaide lands big targets on busy AFL trade deadline day
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by Shayne Hope and Anna Harrington
5M ago
Port Adelaide has completed a bumper AFL trade period as it gears up for a premiership tilt, securing long-term target Esava Ratugolea and three fellow recruits late on deadline day. Ruck pair Ivan Soldo (Richmond) and Jordon Sweet (Western Bulldogs) left rival clubs to join Power, which bolstered its defence with the addition of key duo Ratugolea (Geelong) and Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Essendon). The quartet were in a group of more than a dozen players who found new homes on Wednesday. But the No.1 draft pick – held by West Coast and coveted by rivals who are keen to land teen sensation Harley ..read more
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A-League launches crackdown on ref intimidation
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by George Clarke
5M ago
A-League players have been warned against surrounding and intimidating referees as Football Australia bids to address the officiating “crisis” facing the game at the grassroots level. FA’s head of referees Nathan Magill said officials in the A-League Men, which starts this weekend, had been instructed to clamp down on players rushing in either to provoke confrontation with players or to protest an officiating decision. In the opening game of the A-League Women, which kicked off last weekend,  Newcastle’s Alex Hunyh was handed a second yellow card for rushing into a melee in her side’s wi ..read more
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